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Valentin SilvestrovI first heard his composition on a Jenny Lin recording ("Nostalgia") where she plays "The Messenger".I liked it so much that I downloaded some more, includingВалентин Сильвестров - Диалоги и посвящения, which is translated "Dial... 
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rvyes Richter was really something!that documentary about him shows him "at work" doing things that are unimaginable 
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Mompou  "Complete Piano Works"it is Mompou himself playing piano!a sensitive delight 
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sorry, that's Rachmaninov Preludes Op 23 
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Listening to Idil Biret play Rachmaninov Etudes.I am in love! 
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Arvo PartWiki says he is the most popular living composer in the world!Downloaded a dozen cds, listened all night.Lots to love, including horns that rival Wagner.Thanks again Schubert 
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SchubertWow, thanks.  I am on a search for a flac version of this piece.So beautiful.Story about music and unwell child:When my son (now 6.5, 210 lbs) was very young, he had terrible earaches, agony.  We watched.  Finally I got out my stand up bas... 
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Konstantin ScherbakovBeen listening to his Shostakovich preludes, Liszt and Lyapunov Transcendental Etudes, and now his Rachmaninov, mostly especially the ... 
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Mahler, what a nice surprise!I heard Philadelphia Orchestra once, in Philadelphia, Thanksgiving concert, 1960.  Tchaikovsky violin concerto was part of the program, featuring Nathan Milstein.In the last movement, Milstein's bow began shedding, and... 
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Listening to Munch conducting Berlioz Requiem.BSO (i think), best orchestra I have ever heard live. 
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Just heard the news.Time to listen to Mozart Requiem. 
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Mitsuko UchidaHere is an interview/demonstration about Debussy.  It shows her depth of knowledge and skill, the seriousness of her attitude, and also her linguistic ability (she speaks german with german interviewer, with translation to english in... 
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yes Jim, know what you meanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDABzplnao 
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2leftearsi have Volodos recording of Schubert piano works from long ago,and look forward to hearing the latest version.  Thanks for the tip. 
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Listening to Mitsuko Uchida playing Mozart sonatas.It does not get any better, especially at this time of year. I cannot count how many recordings on Mozart I own, but Uchida is my favorite.